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#CA504E Color

#CA504E is rgb(202, 80, 78) in RGB, hsl(1, 54%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 60%, 61%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is English Vermillion (#CC474B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.47. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CA504E
HEX#CA504E
RGBrgb(202, 80, 78)
HSLhsl(1, 54%, 55%)
HSVhsv(1, 61%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 60%, 61%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(59.2% 0.156 24)
LABlab(51.10% 49.33 27.63)
LCHlch(51.10% 56.55 29.25)

What #CA504E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CA504E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#CA504E Channel Values

How #CA504E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 202 · G 80 · B 788-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 1° · S 54% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 1° · S 61% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 60% · Y 61% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.4:1 vs white · 4.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CA504E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CA504E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CA504E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CA504E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CA504E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CA504E.

How #CA504E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CA504E
Protanopia#72724D
Protanomaly#9D664D
Deuteranopia#898946
Deuteranomaly#A7764A
Tritanopia#CA5050
Tritanomaly#CA504F
Achromatopsia#787878

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CA504E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ca504e: #CA504E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CA504E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ca504e': '#CA504E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.792, green: 0.314, blue: 0.306)
Android XML<color name="color_ca504e">#CA504E</color>
SVG fillfill="#CA504E"

More Red Colors

#CA504E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CA504E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CA504E?

#CA504E is a mid-tone red — rgb(202, 80, 78) in RGB and hsl(1, 54%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is English Vermillion (#CC474B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.47.

What is the RGB value of #CA504E?

#CA504E is rgb(202, 80, 78) — red 202, green 80, and blue 78 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CA504E?

#CA504E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 60%, 61%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CA504E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CA504E scores 4.4:1 against white and 4.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CA504E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CA504E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is indianred (#CD5C5C) at a CIE76 distance of 6.39, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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